EP0190208B1 - A device for fastening a lamp on a surface - Google Patents

A device for fastening a lamp on a surface Download PDF

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EP0190208B1
EP0190208B1 EP85903661A EP85903661A EP0190208B1 EP 0190208 B1 EP0190208 B1 EP 0190208B1 EP 85903661 A EP85903661 A EP 85903661A EP 85903661 A EP85903661 A EP 85903661A EP 0190208 B1 EP0190208 B1 EP 0190208B1
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frame
fastening
lamp
fastening plate
sealing surface
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Tom Erik Korkolainen
Allan Valdemar Paulin
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/03—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type
    • F21S8/033—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation of surface-mounted type the surface being a wall or like vertical structure, e.g. building facade
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21S—NON-PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICES; SYSTEMS THEREOF; VEHICLE LIGHTING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLE EXTERIORS
    • F21S8/00—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation
    • F21S8/04—Lighting devices intended for fixed installation intended only for mounting on a ceiling or the like overhead structures
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/02—Wall, ceiling, or floor bases; Fixing pendants or arms to the bases
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V21/00—Supporting, suspending, or attaching arrangements for lighting devices; Hand grips
    • F21V21/14—Adjustable mountings
    • F21V21/30—Pivoted housings or frames
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F21—LIGHTING
    • F21V—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F21V31/00—Gas-tight or water-tight arrangements

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  • This invention relates to a device for fastening a lamp on a surface, which lamp comprises a frame provided with a round opening and a fastening plate of a resilient material, said plate being positioned in the opening and slideably fastened on the edge thereof and which fastening plate is intended to be fastened on the surface, whereby the frame is provided with a conic annular surface positioned adjacent the edge of the opening, and the fastening plate is provided with a sealing surface roughly following said annular surface.
  • lamps are fastened on a fastening surface by means of screws extending through holes of the frame into fastening holes formed on said surface. Because the fastening holes of the surface are seldom so positioned with respect to each other that the lamp on mounting would take the desired position, the holes of the frame are usually provided with an elongated shape so that they follow a circumferential line drawn, around the center of the lamp. A corresponding structure is known, for instance, from box switches.
  • a disadvantage of these known structures is the insufficient waterproofing, on account of which water can get into the mounting space of the lamp or the switch through the relatively large openings of the frame, If waterproofing is required from a structure of this kind, it is necessary to provide it with a separate piece or film of plastic, which is fitted between the frame and the mounting space.
  • British Patent Specification 1,281,680 discloses a fastening device for a lamp, in which device the proofing between the lamp frame and a fastening plate turnable with respect to the frame is obtained by means of two conical surfaces which are pressed against each other, whereby the sealing surface of the fastening plate is of a resilient material, If the fastening plate is made of rubber, turning of the frame causes problems.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a fastening device for a lamp, which device enables easy fastening of the lamp on a surface in a desired position without impairing the water proofing.
  • the device according to the invention is characterized in that the coning angle of said sealing surface differs from the coning angle of the annular surface so that the outer edge of the sealing surface is positioned in the free state of the surface closer to the annular surface than the inner edge of the sealing surface.
  • Waterproof through holes can, in a manner known per se, be provided in the fastening plate for conductors.
  • the lamp according to the drawing comprises a frame 1 of metal or plastic, for instance, the sides of said frame forming a quadrangle, a light transmitting globe 2 being secured thereon.
  • the inner side of the frame is provided with a projection, on which a lamp bulb holder 3 is secured for a bulb 4. Further, a plate 5 supporting a reflector 6 is fastened in the middle of the frame.
  • a round projection 7 having the shape of a truncated cone is formed in the central portion of the frame, the outer end of which projection is provided with an internal flange or edging 8 forming an edge for a round opening located in the middle of the frame.
  • a conductor joint 12 is provided on the inner surface on the plate.
  • An annular flange 13 projecting towards the underlying surface is provided on the fastening plate at a distance from the edge of the planar portion of the fastening plate, the free edge of said flange being provided with an outwardly protruding expansion 14, the distance of which from the planar portion of the fastening plate is slightly greater than the thickness of the edging 8.
  • the fastening plate 9 is locked in the frame 1 in such a manner that the edging 8 of the frame is positioned between the planar portion of the fastening plate and the expansion 14. Said locking prevents any greater displacement of the fastening plate in the direction of the axis of the frame opening, but allows turning of the fastening plate in said frame opening.
  • An outer edge of the fastening plate 9 is provided with a sealing surface 15 which roughly follows the conical surface of the frame projection 7, said sealing surface being pressed against the inner surface of the projection.
  • the coning angle of the sealing surface is slightly greater than that of the projection 7, as a result of which the outer edge of the sealing surface makes contact with the frame projection 7 prior to the inner surface of the sealing surface, when the fastening plate 9 is displaced upwards in Figure 2.
  • an excellent proofing is provided between the annular surface of the projection 7 and the sealing surface 15, when the fastening plate 9 is tightened in place by means of screws.
  • the difference between the coning angles can be in the range of a few degrees.
  • the fastening plate 9 is first loosely secured on the fastening surface by means of screws, whereafter the frame is turned so as to obtain the desired position. Thereafter the screws are tightened, whereby waterproofing is provided between the annular surface of the projection 7 and the sealing surface 15, when the last-mentioned resiliently yields when the fastening plate is diplaced with respect to the frame towards the fastening surface.
  • the point of waterproofing can be alternatively formed in the outer surface of the projection 7 or in such a manner that said projection 7 is provided with an annular surface ( Figure 2) extending slantingly outwards and upwards, whereby also the sealing surface 15 is turned upwards.
  • the coning angle of the sealing surface is smaller than that of the annular surface of the projection 7.
  • the fastening plate 9 can also have such a shape that the sealing surface is not located on the outer edge of the plate but at a distance therefrom.

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Arrangement Of Elements, Cooling, Sealing, Or The Like Of Lighting Devices (AREA)
  • Securing Globes, Refractors, Reflectors Or The Like (AREA)
  • Fastening Of Light Sources Or Lamp Holders (AREA)
  • Non-Portable Lighting Devices Or Systems Thereof (AREA)
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  • Clamps And Clips (AREA)
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EP85903661A 1984-07-05 1985-07-04 A device for fastening a lamp on a surface Expired EP0190208B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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AT85903661T ATE39281T1 (de) 1984-07-05 1985-07-04 Anordnung zum befestigen einer lampe auf eine oberflaeche.

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FI842704A FI69204C (fi) 1984-07-05 1984-07-05 Anordning foer fastsaettning av en belysningsarmatur vid ett underlag
FI842704 1984-07-05

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EP0190208A1 EP0190208A1 (en) 1986-08-13
EP0190208B1 true EP0190208B1 (en) 1988-12-14

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EP (1) EP0190208B1 (xx)
AT (1) ATE39281T1 (xx)
DE (1) DE3566831D1 (xx)
DK (1) DK159214C (xx)
FI (1) FI69204C (xx)
IE (1) IE56635B1 (xx)
NO (1) NO165264C (xx)
WO (1) WO1986000686A1 (xx)

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FR1245829A (fr) * 1958-12-06 1960-11-10 Lenze Kg Perfectionnements aux lampadaires de voirie et à leur fabrication
GB1359325A (en) * 1972-05-24 1974-07-10 Merchant Adventurers Ltd Lighting units
US4507719A (en) * 1983-11-17 1985-03-26 Harvey Hubbell Incorporated Heat dissipator for plastic luminaire

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DK97386A (da) 1986-03-04
FI69204C (fi) 1985-12-10
DK159214B (da) 1990-09-17
DK159214C (da) 1991-03-11
IE56635B1 (en) 1991-10-23
WO1986000686A1 (en) 1986-01-30
FI842704A0 (fi) 1984-07-05
DE3566831D1 (en) 1989-01-19
NO860743L (no) 1986-02-28
IE851648L (en) 1986-01-05
DK97386D0 (da) 1986-03-04
EP0190208A1 (en) 1986-08-13
ATE39281T1 (de) 1988-12-15
NO165264C (no) 1991-01-16
NO165264B (no) 1990-10-08
FI69204B (fi) 1985-08-30

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